CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Ave Maria, chord by chord.

Chords of: Ave Maria by: Alessandro Moreschi. (G, D, Am, D7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Ave Maria”

“Ave Maria” by Alessandro Moreschi is in D Major and runs at about 156 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 53 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, Am, D7.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 3:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Am → D → G → Am → D → G → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G1:0132%
D0:3518%
Am0:168%
D70:158%
C0:105%
Em0:074%
Cmaj70:074%
Gm0:063%

Chord progression, in order

G – Am – G – Am – D – G – Am – D – G – Em – A – F#m – A7 – D – G – Em – G – C#m7b5/B – A – C#m7b5/B – D – Fdim – Bm – Am – Bm7 – G – C – Am – Cmaj7 – D – D7 – G – G7/B – Cmaj7 – C7 – Gm – Cm6 – C6 – D – G – C – D7 – D – Gm6 – G – D7 – C6 – D7 – …